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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish źmija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐmi.ja/
- Rhymes: -ija
- Syllabification: żmi‧ja
Noun
żmija f (diminutive żmijka, augmentative żmiisko or żmijsko)
- viper, adder, especially a viperine (snake of the subfamily Viperinae)
- (derogatory) snake (treacherous person)
- Synonyms: bazyliszek, wąż
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- żmija in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- żmija in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Silesian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish źmija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐmi.ja/
- Rhymes: -ija
- Syllabification: żmi‧ja
Noun
żmija f
- adder, viper (venomous snake)
Further reading